Matías Jonatan Risueño Luján (born 14 October 1982) is a Spanish

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Colombian club Patriotas.

Playing career

Born in Alborache,

Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...

, Risueño was a

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

youth graduate. After making his senior debut with

CD Buñol Club Deportivo Buñol, commonly referred to as Buñol, is a Spanish football team based in Buñol in the autonomous Valencian Community. Founded in 1921, it plays in , holding home games at ''Campo de Fútbol Beltrán Báguena'', with a capacity ...

, he subsequently represented Real Valladolid B, CD Soledad and Calasparra FC in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Risueño joined

UE Castelldefels Unió Esportiva Castelldefels is a Spanish football team based in Castelldefels, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1948 it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Municipal Els Canyars'', with a capacity for 2,500 specta ...

also in the fourth tier, scoring on his debut. In January 2007, he moved to fellow league team FC Palafrugell, but had an altercation with the club's manager José Luis Ruiz during a match against

CE Europa Club Esportiu Europa () is a Catalan football team based in the city of Barcelona, with close links to the Vila de Gràcia, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1907, its first men's team plays in the , the fourth category ...

, after taking (and missing) a

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despite the manager's urges to another player to take it; he subsequently moved to

CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in , temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with a capacity of 4,170 seats. Ba ...

's reserves in

Primera Catalana The Primera Catalana is the 7th tier of the Spanish football league system and the second highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 1991 to replace Regional Preferent as the first level of Catalonia and was ...

at the end of the month. In July 2007, Risueño moved to

Atlético Monzón Club de Fútbol Atlético de Monzón is a Spanish football team based in Monzón, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1950 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Isidro Calderón'', with a 5,000-seat capacity. Season to sea ...

, but signed for fellow fourth tier side

CF La Nucía Club de Fútbol La Nucía is a Spanish football team based in La Nucía, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1995, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Camilo Cano'', which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. Team colo ...

the following 31 January. He also represented

FC Vilafranca Futbol Club Vilafranca is a Spanish football team based in Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia. Founded in 1904, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Camp Municipal'' with a capacity for 5,000 seats. History The club was founded in ...

before retiring.

Managerial career

After retiring, Risueño was an advisor of

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

's president, and began his managerial career with SCD Independiente in the Regional Preferente de Mallorca in 2013. On 5 June of the following year, he took over fellow fifth division side UD Rotlet Molinar. On 19 February 2015, Risueño was sacked from Rotlet. In July, he became a manager and sporting director of UD Almansa, but was dismissed from the club three days after his presentation due to his lack of a coaching license. On 17 October, Risueño became a sporting director of CD Torrevieja, and became a manager of Callosa Deportiva CF on 7 December, while still keeping his role at Torrevieja. In June 2016, after managing to avoid relegation with the club in the

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, he left to become a sporting director at

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

side

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in , holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Futbol de L'Hospitalet, wit ...

. On 9 April 2019, Risueño replaced Xavi Molist as manager of ''Hospi''. On 3 June 2020, after achieving promotion to the third level, he signed a new two-year contract with the club. On 28 May 2021, after suffering immediate relegation, Risueño resigned from Hospitalet due to "personal reasons". In January 2022, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after being named manager of

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side

Bogotá FC Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...

. Risueño left Bogotá in June 2022, and returned to his home country on 10 November to take over

UE Olot Unió Esportiva Olot, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Olot, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1921, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi Municipal d'Olot'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. History The histo ...

Segunda Federación Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Fede ...

. He was dismissed on 26 January 2023, after nine winless matches. On 1 September 2023, Risueño returned to Colombia after replacing Juan David Niño at the helm of Patriotas Boyacá also in the second division. He led the club to a top tier promotion as champions, defeating Fortaleza CEIF in the grand final, but Patriotas announced his departure on 11 December. On 31 January 2024, Risueño returned to his home country after being named manager of

Atlético Saguntino Atlético Saguntino (Spanish for 'Athletic Club of Sagunto') is a Spanish football team based in Sagunto, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1951, they play in , holding home games at ''Camp Nou de Morvedre'', with a 4,000-seat capacity. Hi ...

in the fourth tier, but left on 11 April, after just ten matches, for "purely non-sporting reasons". On 28 January 2025, Risueño's return to Patriotas was confirmed.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Patriotas Boyacá *

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